thependulumswings

Enjoy another serving of ten college football nuggets below.   We are three weeks in already.   That’s 25% of a season of 12 games.  Don’t you wish the season was 24 games?

1. I asked two weeks ago and I’ll ask again.  Is everyone else playing for second?   Bama is rolling.  Roll Tide Roll.  After giving up an early touchdown to Ole Miss in Oxford, Ms., Bama steamrolled the Rebels for 62 unanswered.  That’s 62!  Ole Miss might not have the best defense, but it is an SEC team filled with decent athletes at a minimum.
2. Coach Orgeron’s Hot Seat is officially for sale.  Two wins over then top ten ranked opponents in three weeks will do that.   The media “experts” had it wrong about LSU this year it seems.   There is a lot of ball to play yet, but the talk of a hot seat for a guy now 18-6 in SEC play is tired narrative.  You can purchase said hot seat in two minutes here.
3. Boston College is sneaky good.  And they can score.  In three games against two weak sisters and Wake Forest they have put up 55,62, and 41 points.  They play with purpose and discipline for Head Coach Steve Addazio.  He may be in for a bigger payday down the line.  Their schedule sets up favorably for an ACC run.  They get Clemson, Miami Fl, and Louisville at home.  Va Tech is a road game, however.  They are ranked 23rd this week in the AP Top 25 poll and they deserve it with a steady climb very possible.
4. Speaking of the AP Top 25, the top five teams are Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, THE Ohio St., and Oklahoma.  If you take out THE from the five it’s the 2017 final four playoff teams all over again.
5. Speaking of THE, Urban Meyer returns from his three game timeout this Saturday at THE Horseshoe.  The Tulane Green Wave gets served up for hungry Buckeye fans.   Will any sideline reporter or pregame reporter have the stones to ask the questions that aren’t yet answered?   Our staff at boomboomsroom.com has asked for game press credentials.  If we get them, we won’t be shy.
6. BYU says hello from the AP 25th spot.   They are in the midst of a nice turnaround from last year’s, abnormal for them, 4-9 record.  Their win at Arizona last week showed some will that last year’s team was missing.   But, going into Madison to hand a talented Wisconsin a whipping is way better.   Wisconsin fans are crying in their cheesehead soup.  They didn’t see this one coming.  Isn’t the question “how good is BYU?”  Or, isn’t the question “is Whisky overrated?”  The answers are slightly above average and probably.
7.  Everyone in the SEC West is in the top 25 except for Ole Miss and lowly Arkansas.    Colonel Reb and Woo Pig have some more beatdowns coming.   Bama (1), LSU (6), Auburn (9), MS State (14), and A&M (22) are all ranked.
8.  Herm Edwards was riding high.  Was.   His 2-0 start including a nice win over ranked Michigan St. took a tough turn v. San Diego St.   The Sun Devils, in my somewhat humble opinion aren’t very good.   As the PAC-10 season unfolds we’ll keep an eye on them and certainly will be willing to admit if our opinion is incorrect.
9. How far have the mighty USC Trojans fallen off of their white horse?  The answer is quite a ways.   After scoring a meager 3 points v Stanford they put up a meager 14 against a so-so Texas defense to fall to 1-2.  Clay Helton is searching for answers as he now answers to an AD that did not hire him.   He might be in line to buy Orgeron’s hot seat as we speak. SI tells you more.
10.  A few early lines are out.  Stanford is -1 at Oregon.  That seems low.  TCU is -3 at Texas.   That’s a good game waiting to happen.  Bama is -25.5 at home v Texas A&M.   Vegas can’t pour enough points on the underdog when it comes to Bama lines/games.  Last week the Bama v Ole Miss line moved higher by 4 points and still covered easily.  That said, give me A&M plus this week.